NEW YORK—Governors shut down the entire transit systems, all vehicles were banned on New York City streets, airlines grounded thousands of flights losing small fortunes, and the entire NYC area was told to stay home on Tuesday. We were braced for the blizzard of the century, but it amounted to inches not feet of snow.
It’s tempting to blame bad decision-making, but the truth is, meteorologists got it wrong.
At least one weatherman, Gary Szatkowski, the meteorologist in charge of the National Weather Service’s office in Mt. Holly, New Jersey, was sincerely apologetic.
OK, no sense postponing the inevitable. Snow amounts have been sharply curtailed. New products coming out now from @NWS_MountHolly
— Gary Szatkowski (@GarySzatkowski) January 27, 2015
My deepest apologies to many key decision makers and so many members of the general public.
— Gary Szatkowski (@GarySzatkowski) January 27, 2015
You made a lot of tough decisions expecting us to get it right, and we didn’t. Once again, I’m sorry.
— Gary Szatkowski (@GarySzatkowski) January 27, 2015
…be very high impact. But for much of New Jersey, and for the Philadelphia Metropolitan area, this is a big forecast miss.
— Gary Szatkowski (@GarySzatkowski) January 27, 2015
At least Mother Nature is throwing me a bone. Its snowing again in Hainesport, NJ.
— Gary Szatkowski (@GarySzatkowski) January 27, 2015
Thank you to the many folks who have been very gracious on social media this morning. Much appreciated.
— Gary Szatkowski (@GarySzatkowski) January 27, 2015
